A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment by a city court after convicting him in a rape case involving a minor girl.

The court imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict.

Muneendra (25), who worked as a security guard, had lured an eight-year-old girl (daughter of his neighbour) in Sanjaynagar in 2014 and raped her in his home. After the girl brought it to her parent's notice, they lodged a police complaint. Subsequently, the police arrested Muneendra and probed the case under POCSO Act.

Justice Vijayalakshmi S U, judge of the 55th CCH Court in Bengaluru, convicted Muneendra and handed the sentence. A compensation of Rs 30,000 was also announced for the victim.